(a) A farm or ranch property owner may initiate the process for a grant application by submission of the following information to the applicant for consideration:
(1) A letter requesting that the applicant apply for a grant under this Chapter on the farmer's or rancher's behalf. The letter shall include the name, mailing address and phone number of the property owner and the approximate type and quantity of waste disposed on the property; and
(2) A vicinity map showing the location of each site and access points to the parcel of each site being requested for cleanup or reimbursement under the grant.
(3) A signed and notarized affidavit or letter from the property owner stating that they were not responsible for the illegal dumping or degradation of the environment which the grant is proposing to remediate.
(b) The applicant has forty-five (45) days, from receipt of the grant application request, to review the request, conduct a site visit and provide a written determination that the owner is or is not eligible for funds under the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant program.
(c) If the applicant determines that the property owner is not eligible for a grant, it shall provide the property owner with the reasons. The reasons shall be provided within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of the application request.
(d) Once the applicant determines the property owner's application request is complete, it shall submit a grant application to the Board within sixty (60) days.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 48100 and 48103, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 48100 and 48103, Public Resources Code.
1. New article 5 (sections 17994.1-17994.3) and section filed 6-30-2000; operative 6-30-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading and section filed 5-28-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 22).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 17994.1, 14 CA ADC § 17994.1
